57. Sandboy

Scene: Marinette's room. Tikki and Marinette Dupain-Cheng are in bed. Marinette is watching memes about Cat Noir.

Marinette's phone: Check out the hilarious new cat memes featuring Cat Noir. They're purr-fect.

"So, you're a fan of my memes, huh?" Adrien asked his girlfriend while wiggling his eyebrows in a smirk.

"Oh, shut up!" Marinette said as she playfully shoved him in response and everybody else giggled at the exchange.

Marinette: (laughs and notices Tikki) You're so flighty tonight, Tikki. Whatcha got your mind on?

Tikki: The kwami Nooroo's transmission is…

Marinette: (gasps) Hawk Moth's kwami?

Tikki: Yes. He's celebrating his thirty-five hundredth cycle today… all by himself.

"Cycle? What's that?" Alya asked the kwamis curiously.

"In other words, Alya, his birthday," Trixx answered on the kwamis' behalf.

"So, Nooroo is 3500 years old?" Adrien asked, confused as everyone else as they thought all the kwamis were much older than that.

"Oh no, kid! We're much older than that! We just rounded to the thousands. Much simpler than saying millions!" Plagg clarified and after some thought, everybody else nodded in understanding and agreement.

Marinette: We will free him from Hawk Moth one of these days, I promise.

Tikki: There may just be a faster solution.

Marinette: Huh?

Tikki: Kwamis are able to communicate with their kind on their cycle, or birthday. But we won't get another opportunity for a long time. See? A kwami's cycle lasts several hundreds of human years.

"So, you kwamis do some sort of ritual in order to communicate with other kwamis out there during each of your cycles?" Alya asked, based on the information she's getting.

"Something like that," Trixx answered to his temporary holder, intriguing her and everybody else.

Marinette: Wow! That's amazing! Then… you could find out where he is. But… how would you do that?

Tikki: The kwamis must gather in the Miracle Box at a specific time.

Marinette: When would that be?

Tikki: Tonight.

Marinette: Tonight?! Why didn't you tell me about this sooner, Tikki?!

Tikki: Because Master Fu doesn't want us kwamis to leave our owner's sides. He says we have to be able to take action immediately if someone becomes akumatized.

Marinette: Hmm… he's right. But surely it's no big deal, I mean… if all the other kwamis are able to meet up, then it's still gonna happen, right?

Tikki: Well, I'm afraid it might not work if I don't go. The more kwamis that are present, the better chance we have of succeeding!

"Not to mention Tikki and Plagg are the most powerful kwamis of us all, so we all thought that it'd increase our chances," Pollen explained and everybody else nodded in understanding.

Marinette: But, if Master Fu doesn't approve…

Tikki: Wayzz, Plagg and I have an idea; well, it was mainly Plagg's idea. (Shows a blackboard animation describing the plan) Plagg and I would go and gather with other kwamis inside the Miracle Box. Wayzz would stand guard and he'd let us know right away if anyone becomes akumatized. (animation ends) What do you think?

"I guess that is one of Plagg's better ideas. Usually Plagg's ideas cause utter disaster!" Master Fu noted about the Black Cat Kwami before sternly glaring at the kwamis and asking, "But it did not end up going well anyway, did it?"

"What happened?" Some of the audience asked simultaneously.

"You'll see," Angel said on behalf of the heroes, guardian, and kwamis, leaving the audience to turn their attention back to the screen.

Marinette: That's a great idea! There is no risk if Wayzz is keeping a lookout.

Tikki: Even if we don't tell Master Fu the whole truth?

Marinette: If it means we're able to save Nooroo and defeat Hawk Moth, Master Fu won't be able to hold it against you.

Tikki: So you're okay with it? You'll let me go?

Marinette: Yes, I trust you Tikki.

Tikki: Oh, thank you, Marinette! You don't have to worry, I won't let you down. (picks up a marker) Sweet dreams! (Tikki leaves and Marinette switches off the lamp and goes to sleep)

"What's with the marker, Tikki?" Mylene asked the kwami.

"Something for the other kwamis to play with in the Miracle Box," Tikki answered with a shrug.

"We kwamis have been living in that box for centuries now, so you all can imagine how boring it could be. So, whenever we have the chance to go out into the human world, we each would bring something to keep the rest of us kwamis entertained," Trixx further explained and everybody else nodded in understanding and agreement.

Scene: Adrien's room. Adrien Agreste is studying geography while Plagg is reading a magazine titled "Gentleman's Camembert".

Plagg: (yawns) I am exhausted. I'm off to bed.

Adrien: Uh… good night Plagg! (Plagg hums, pulls a sock-puppet of himself from behind the pillow, puts it in bed and leaves through the wall)

"Plagg, why didn't you tell me what you were doing? I would've understood!" Adrien asked, partly offended that Plagg didn't tell him about the kwamis' plan.

"As the kwami of destruction, let's just say that I have trust issues with all my holders. Even the most trustworthy ones like you, kid," Plagg answered sheepishly and everybody else murmured in understanding after thinking about it.

Scene: Gabriel's atelier. Gabriel Agreste is standing behind his control panel. Nathalie Sancoeur is about to leave.

Nathalie: Good night, sir. (opens the door and leaves. Nooroo is behind Gabriel and looks up at him. Nooroo tries to leave but he is held back by a forcefield)

Gabriel: Where do you think you're going, Nooroo?

Nooroo: I just wanted to go out… just for a little while.

Gabriel: No, you know the rules. You're not allowed to be more than a few feet away from me and no communicating with anyone besides me. There are no exceptions.

Nooroo: But, Master, it's my birthday today. I thought—

"Oh, poor Nooroo!" Rose said, almost on the verge of tears for the poor kwami and the other kwamis also looked like they're about to drop tears for their dear friend.

Gabriel: You obviously haven't grasped the rules, Nooroo. We're going to have to make them even simpler. From now on you won't be able to communicate. At all.

Nooroo: But, Master— (magic shuts Nooroo's mouth; Nooroo tries to talk in vain)

Gabriel: Huh, it was a joke, Nooroo. I'm not that cruel. (snaps fingers; the magic disappears)

"Could've fooled us," Adrien muttered bitterly towards his father and everyone else grumbled in agreement of the fashion designer's cruel treatment of the kwami.

Nooroo: (bows) Thank you, Master. (Gabriel's Miraculous lights up)

Gabriel: (gasps) Change of plans, Nooroo.

"Is this how he senses the negative emotions of everyone in Paris?" Kagami asked curiously about the lit-up Miraculous.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair. Hawk Moth's window opens.

Hawk Moth: I feel an emotion of great intensity. So pure… (turns a butterfly into an Akuma) Fly away my little akuma and evilize him!

"Apparently so," Luka answered his new crush's question with a frown towards the magical terrorist.

"Who did end up being Sandboy anyway?" Kim asked, unaware of Sandboy's identity as well as most of everyone else.

"It was just some little boy who had a nightmare while he was sleeping after watching a scary movie. Nightmares apparently count as negative emotions," Marinette answered and everybody else nodded in understanding.

Scene: Somewhere on a roof. Tikki is sitting on a chimney, holding the marker. Plagg approaches, holding his cheese.

Plagg: Hey, Sugarcube!

Tikki: Ugh. I've already told you not to call me that. Do you ever hear me calling you "Stinky Sock"?

Plagg: No, but you should! That would be delightful, Sugarcube! (Tikki groans) So, what lies did you tell your owner in order to sneak out tonight?

Tikki: Actually, I just told her the honest truth.

Plagg: Oh? Maybe I should try that someday; see what it's like. (eats all of his cheese)

"Hey! Plagg told us kwamis that he gave away that cheese to feed a starving kitten!" Trixx yelled as he angrily pointed to Plagg on-screen and sported a stern glare towards the sheepish kwami along with the other kwamis.

"Plagg ate that cheese? Wow, what a shock!" Adrien sarcastically pointed out and everybody else laughed hard in agreement.

Tikki: Plagg! You should've saved some for the others.

Plagg: True, but I was so grossed out by your kindness that it made me really hungry.

Tikki: (groans and sighs) I hope we can get in contact with Nooroo…

Plagg: So do I. (starts crying)

Tikki: Are you crying?

Plagg: (sniffles) Who me? O-of course not! Are you kidding? Come on, let's race! The last one there won't get any cheese!

Scene: Fu's massage shop. Tikki knocks on the door. She opens the door and Plagg and her enter.

Plagg: Hey Wayzz! How's it going?

"Louder, Plagg! I don't think all of Paris heard you!" Tikki sarcastically reprimanded her fellow kwami for yelling out to Wayzz on-screen and everyone else chuckled in agreement.

Wayzz: Sssshhh! You'll wake up Master! (Master Fu is snoring on the floor, with a book on his face) Psst, come on. (waits in front of the phonograph) If you manage to contact Nooroo, wish him a happy thirty-five hundred cycles for me.

Tikki: We sure will, Wayzz! (Tikki and Plagg fly through the horn of the phonograph and then enter the Miracle Box)

Plagg: Hi, everybody. We're here!

Ziggy: (gasps) Plagg! Tikki! You came! (All the kwamis are cheering)

"Wow! This looks like some preschooler's dream playland!" Kim noted with a cringed face about the kwamis and the Miracle Box.

"I know! This is so mega-cute! I just wanna cuddle with all of you!" Rose gushed about all the other kwamis along with the more-sensitive people in the audience.

Ziggy: Oh, with you here, we'll manage to get in touch with Nooroo for sure! (more cheering from all)

Pollen: Good day to you, noble kwamis of creation and destruction.

Daizzi: Oh! What did you bring?! What did you bring?!

Plagg: Brothers and sisters living within the walls of the Miracle Box, on this special day, I brought you some delicious cheese.

Daizzi: Oh, I love cheese.

Ziggy: Wow, that's so nice.

Plagg: Unfortunately, I had to sacrifice it on the way here, to feed a poor, starving kitten. (Tikki glares at Plagg; the rest coos)

Ziggy: Oh, that's just so cute.

"OK, are you kwamis just that gullible?!" Alya asked in shock to the other kwamis believing Plagg's lie about the cheese he was supposed to bring.

"Aren't most of you humans just that gullible when it comes to Miss Liar over there?" Plagg retorted back in defense of the other kwamis with his head pointed at Lila who growled like a dog in response.

"Touche," Alya said with a respectful smile.

Daizzi: What about you, Tikki?

Tikki: From my owner's home, I bring you this. (Every kwami rushes to the marker)

Daizzi: Yeah! Oh, what a jewel, what a jewel!

Random kwami: It's beautiful! (Ziggy takes off the cap of the marker; Roaar puts one of his 'limbs' on the tip)

Roaar: Wait, wait! I think I've got it. It's a paintbrush! (Roarr starts drawing on the floor; they're all amazed)

"Um...that's not exactly what that is," Max reluctantly pointed out to all the kwamis in the room.

"Come on, man! Let them have their fun!" Kim jokingly retorted back while gently slapping the back of the genius' head.

Barkk: Oh, so shiny!

Xuppu: Let the party begin!

All kwamis: Oh, yeah! Whoohoo! Yeah! (they all cheer, dance and shout)

"Wow! You kwami dudes sure know how to party!" Nino said in excitement to the kwamis partying in the Miracle Box on-screen.

Sass: It is a good thing you are here. Your owners were wise to give you permission to come.

Luka quietly beamed at the sight of his kwami on-screen in which only the two heroes noticed and smiled at each other.

Tikki: Yes, Sass. Marin— (Pink bubbles come out of her mouth)

"What was that?" Chloe asked, a little freaked out by the pink bubbles coming out of Tikki's mouth along with everyone else.

"We kwamis are under a magic spell where we can't say our owner's names to others, kwamis and humans. For safety reasons as you all can imagine" Pollen explained to her temporary holder and everybody else on the kwamis' behalf and the kwamis nodded in confirmation while the humans all nodded in understanding.

Sass: Your owner?

Plagg: Hahaha, you forgot about the magic spell! We can't say our owner's names to each other, remember?

Tikki: Yes. My owner is the best Ladybug I've ever served.

"Awww!" Everyone in the audience (except for Lila of course) gushed as Marinette and Tikki cuddled each other in response to what the kwami said on-screen.

Sass: We are also very lucky that the guardian of the Miracle Box agreed to it too.

Plagg: Well… shall we dance, Tikki? We have to properly celebrate our friend Nooroo after all. (drags Tikki off screen)

Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette is lying in bed, she talks in her sleep.

Marinette: (in her sleep) Adrien… A house… three kids and a cat. Nah, forget the cat; a hamster. (Sleeping sand falls over her)

"Another dream about your life with Adrien, girl?" Alya asked with a teasing smirk along with everyone else while Marinette just blushed in embarrassment.

Nightmare Adrien: (voice) Marinette…

"What was that?" Mylene asked, very creeped out by the voice as well as everyone else.

"My nightmare as my Marinette self. Just wait for it," Marinette reluctantly answered as she buried her face in preparation for the embarrassment that's most likely to happen.

Marinette: (gasps) What? What's going on? (sits upright) Tikki? Are you back already? (a hand grabs the end of Marinette's bed; she screams)

Nightmare Adrien: Marinette. Do you wanna know my secret?

"ADRIEN?!" The teens asked in shock after seeing the blond boy in front of Marinette in her room on-screen.

Marinette: (gasps) Adrien?

Nightmare Adrien: I'm in love with a girl and her name is Chloé! (Marinette screams again, traps Adrien in her blanket and uses him as a step-up to get up on her balcony; she closes the hatch)

"THAT'S YOUR NIGHTMARE?!" All the teens yelled out to the blue-haired heroine in amused disbelief and laughed hard at her while Marinette continued to bury her face in humiliation.

"Told you it was too silly," Marinette groaned as everybody else nodded while still laughing since they couldn't argue with that.

Marinette: What kind of a nightmare is this? (she looks down and sees several people running; a T-rex and a ginormous spider can also be seen chasing people.)

"Well, there goes the giant spider that was chasing me," Kim quietly muttered as he once again shuddered at the memory.

Sandboy:

The Sandboy just checked in!

Now nightmares can begin!

Marinette: He must be bringing nightmares to life.

Nightmare Adrien: One day, Chloé and I will have a house together (pokes his head out of the hatch) and we'll have a hamster named Marinette.

"If Adrikins and I did end up together, why would we have a hamster named after you?" Chloe asked in disbelief as well as everyone else since she's part of the nightmare.

"It's a nightmare, Chloe! As in my imagination? Sometimes, they just don't make sense!" Marinette said in defense and everyone else murmured in agreement, remembering their own respective nightmares.

"Wow! You have problems!" Lila taunted in glee which brought glares from the audience in defense of their friend.

Marinette: (closes the hatch) Ssh!

Sandboy:

The Sandboy just checked in!

Now nightmares can begin!

Marinette: Tikki, spots on! Oh, no! I forgot! It's… I've gotta find Tikki!

Nightmare Adrien: Marinette. The prettiest and smartest one of all is Chloé! (Marinette dodges his grabbing and jumps down her hatch. She then runs out of her room and down the stairs where Tom is rolling dough and singing.)

Tom: The little grain of wheat goes to bed and wakes up as some lovely bread. (Sleeping sand falls around him) Hmm?

Dough: Yummy! I've always dreamed of gobbling up a baker!

Tom: Ahhh! What kind of nightmare is this?

"Huh! Weird nightmares must run in the family!" Alix snorted along with everyone else at Tom's nightmare on-screen while the man in question blushed in embarrassment.

Scene: Adrien's room. Adrien is still studying. Sleeping sand falls around him. Iron bars appear in front of all doors and windows.

Adrien: What's going on?! Plagg! Wake up! (Adrien pulls sheets off of his bed and he sees the sock-puppet; he gasps) Plagg! No! Who turned you into a sock?

"REALLY, ADRIEN?!" Everyone else asked the blond boy who had a sheepish look on his face for asking a stupid question on-screen.

Scene: Miracle Box world. The kwamis are still partying as the rotating floor stops rotating piece by piece.

Sass: My friends, the time has come. (all kwamis go to their own spot) Fellow kwamis, tonight, as you know, we have a special opportunity to create a connection with Nooroo. But we must put our voices together in order to achieve this. Kwamis, sing! (All the kwamis sing)

"So, you kwamis just sing?" Luka asked about the ritual the kwamis performed on-screen in which they nodded in confirmation.

Scene: Parisian streets. Marinette is running outside, people are screaming everywhere. One man is chased by garbage bins; a woman is chased by a crocodile.

"It's not just me! Apparently, most other people in the city have weird nightmares too!" Marinette said in shock of seeing other people's nightmares on-screen and everyone else murmured in agreement, similarly shocked.

Roger: Stop! In the name of the law. (is chased by a horde of heavily armored SWAT units.)

Sandboy:

The Sandboy just checked in!

Now nightmares can begin!

Nightmare Adrien: Marinette. I'm in love with Chloé!

Scene: Adrien's room. Adrien is running, but wherever he goes, iron bars appear in front of him, closing him in slowly.

Adrien: Nathalie! Father! Can anybody hear me?!

"Now that's a reasonable nightmare!" Sabrina pointed out in response to Adrien's nightmare of being trapped in his room.

"I've been stuck in my room for so long that I was afraid my father would trap me there permanently," Adrien explained about his nightmare while shuddering and everyone else sadly nodded in understanding.

Scene: Miracle Box world. The kwamis continue their singing. Plagg looks fearfully at Tikki, Tikki reciprocates with concern too.

Tikki: (gasps; she and Plagg fly over to Sass) We won't make it, Sass.

"As you all can see, nothing's happening which means it's not working. So, that led us to making a big mistake," Tikki explained as she facepalmed herself for letting Wayzz in to successfully do the cycle ritual.

Sass: We are missing a few kwamis. We need the peafowl. We've not heard from her in such a long time, now!

"Peafowl?" Juleka asked the kwamis curiously.

"Peacock. Another Miraculous Adrien's old man wrongfully has in his possession," Plagg answered and everyone nodded in understanding, suddenly remembering Mayura.

Plagg: What if we brought Wayzz in?

Sass: We won't have another opportunity to contact Nooroo until his next birthday. Go get him!

Scene: Fu's massage shop. Plagg and Wayzz are talking in front of the phonograph. Master Fu is still fast asleep.

Wayzz: (shakes head) Mm-mm. I have to stand guard.

Plagg: But this could be our only chance of finding Nooroo… and Hawk Moth!

Wayzz: (he looks at the sleeping Master Fu, then he smiles) Okay! Let's go!

"And because of that, we had no one to look out for whether Hawk Moth has akumatized another victim or not!" Wayzz pointed out of pure guilt for joining the kwamis in the Miracle Box and everyone else nodded in agreement.

Scene: The Miracle Box world. Wayzz and Plagg enter. Wayzz takes place in the circle and the singing starts again. The circle they're floating on, which was pink before, starts to become blue, starting at the outside and moving inwards. As the blue reaches the centre, a blue shockwave-ring shoots out. All balls of energy form in the center and shortly after, a beam of energy shoots upwards.

"Wow! That's some power!" Ivan exclaimed in shock as well as everyone else at the kwami ritual to get in touch with Nooroo on his cycle.

Scene: Fu's massage shop. Marinette opens the door, trying to keep quiet. She sneaks over to the phonograph and presses with her thumbs on the dragon heads. Their eyes light up and the code pad is revealed.

Marinette: (whispering) The code… What's the code? (whisper-yelling) Tikki! Can you hear me? Tikki?!

Sandboy:

The Sandboy just checked in!

Now nightmares can begin!

Marinette: Master, Master, wake up! (she shakes Master Fu awake)

Master Fu: Huh… Marinette?! (sleeping sand falls around him) Wha… what-a…

Marinette: Quick, Master. (she grabs his hand) Don't stay here.

Ghosts of The Guardians: Fu! We are the ghosts of The Order of The Guardians of The Miraculous. You caused our downfall and lost two Miraculous!

Master Fu: It was not my fault. I did not do it on purpose.

"What did you do, guardian dude?!" Nino asked, kind of freaked out at seeing ghosts floating around haunting the poor old man. Everyone else turned to Master Fu who kept his mouth shut in shame while Marinette felt sorry for him.

"Wait! Would this have anything to do with the Miraculous temple that was magically restored a couple months ago?" Alya asked, remembering seeing that on the news as well as most of the audience.

"It does, Alya," Angel answered on Master Fu's behalf. "But, that is a story for the next season." The audience decided to let that go for now and go back to the episode.

Ghosts of The Guardians: Yes, it was your fault. Your fault. Your fault. Your fault.

Master Fu: Marinette, transform!

Marinette: I can't, Master. Tikki is inside the Miracle Box!

Nightmare Adrien: (kicks panels out of the door) I'm in love with a girl and her name is Chloé!

Master Fu: This is disastrous, Marinette. There's no way of communicating with the kwamis when they are in their magic world. (Marinette whimpers)

"Wow! More great news!" Alix sarcastically groaned in frustration that the heroes have no defense at the moment.

Scene: Adrien's room. The iron bars are still closing in on Adrien.

Adrien: Help me! Father! (The viewer's camera is blocked off by horizontal iron bars slamming shut)

"Your father will pay dearly for this!" Marinette promised after seeing Adrien's sad reaction to seeing more of his nightmare come to life on-screen.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair. Hawk Moth is standing there, being creepy as usual.

Hawk Moth: Sandboy is turning Paris into one huge nightmare… and yet there's no sign of Ladybug or Cat Noir. What is going on?! (A flash of light shoots past him; the kwamis can be heard singing)

Kwamis: Nooroo! Nooroo! Nooroo! Nooroo! Nooroo!

Hawk Moth: Argh! What is that?!

Scene: Miracle Box world. The kwamis continue their singing.

Tikki: That's not Nooroo!

Plagg: It's Hawk Moth! (all kwamis gasp in dismay)

Stompp: Keep singing! We must try to find out where he's hiding!

Hawk Moth: A-ha! It's me who's going to find you, little kwamis! And I will make you my slaves, just like Nooroo! (The originally white beam of energy becomes purple, starting from the top. The kwamis scream.)

Fluff: His will is so powerful!

Barkk: We must cut off all communication! Hawk Moth is trying to track us down! (All kwamis spread their arms and the purple beam of energy retracts; Hawk Moth groans and stumbles backwards.)

"Wait! This communication ritual thing works both ways as well?!" Alya asked in panic as well as everyone else (except for Lila who is quietly laughing along with Hawk Moth on-screen) at the thought of Hawk Moth finding all the kwamis.

"I'm afraid so. It's a good thing we stopped in time before he could get our exact location," Trixx answered and the audience (except for Lila of course) nodded in agreement.

Wayzz: Hey, wait. The reason we can't speak to Nooroo is because he's powering Hawk Moth right now. Which means Hawk Moth's probably akumatized someone!

Ziggy: And since Plagg and Tikki are here with us…

Kaalki: Ladybug and Cat Noir aren't able to transform. (Plagg and Tikki gasp) Go and find your owners right away!

Scene: Above the Parisian streets.

Hawk Moth: (to Sandboy) They're making a serious mistake. I just felt the kwamis somewhere on the right bank of the Seine. Find them! Capture them!

Sandboy: Yes, Hawk Moth.

Scene: Fu's massage shop. Tikki and Plagg emerge from the phonograph to see Master Fu being chased by ghosts and Marinette using a pillow to defend herself against Nightmare Adrien.

Nightmare Adrien: Marinette, for your birthday, I'm going to buy you flowers—

Tikki: Hey! Isn't that your owner?

Plagg: Of course not! Flowers? Pwah! No way! The real one talks nonsense but it's never this bad.

"Thanks for knowing me so well, Plagg," Adrien sarcastically deadpanned in response to Plagg's comment about him on-screen, making most others giggle.

Nightmare Adrien: —hortensias, roses and Chloés. (Marinette shrieks)

Plagg: I'd better go find him. I just hope he's not living a nightmare without me around. Ooh— (sounds concerned and flies through the window)

Tikki: (flies over to Marinette) Marinette, it didn't work!

Wayzz: I'm sorry, Master, we should've warned you.

Master Fu: We'll talk about it later, Wayzz!

Marinette: Right now, we have to end this nightmare!

[Transformation Sequence]

Marinette: Tikki, spots on! Yeah! (Marinette in her pajamas transforms into Ladybug)

Scene: Above the Parisian streets. Plagg is flying back to Adrien's mansion. Sandboy is watching from above and smirks when he sees Plagg.

Sandboy: Kwami in sight.

Hawk Moth: (from his lair) That's Cat Noir's kwami. Capture it or follow it all the way to its owner. (Sandboy engages pursuit)

Sandboy: The Sandboy just checked in. Now nightmares can begin! (shoots sand out of his pillow)

Plagg: (dodges) I already know what my nightmare is; and you'll never get me to eat dairy-free cheese. (He blows a raspberry. Sandboy groans; Plagg goes into an underground metro-tunnel; Sandboy narrowly avoids getting hit by a metro) Hahaha. I'm your worst nightmare. (fades through the wall)

"Dairy-free cheese?! Really?!" Most of the audience asked simultaneously in disbelief towards the cheese-eating kwami.

"It's a nightmare on my taste buds!" Plagg said, trying to defend himself. The audience rolled their eyes in response.

Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Argh! You failed. Ladybug and Cat Noir will be here soon! You must get me their Miraculous!

Scene: Adrien's room. Adrien is still struggling to get out of the iron-bar-prison he's trapped in.

Plagg: Adrien! Are you okay?

Adrien: Plagg! I'm so relieved you're not a sock, but you better have a good excuse.

Plagg: Good to see you've managed to survive your nightmare.

[Transformation Sequence]

Adrien: Quick! Plagg, claws out! (Adrien transforms into Cat Noir)

Cat Noir: Cataclysm! (Cat Noir breaks through the bars) No time for daydreaming.

Scene: Parisian streets. People are still running and screaming everywhere. Cat Noir lands on a roof and watches the chaos below.

"OK, that nightmare thing was getting out of control!" Alix said in reaction to seeing more of the akuma attack on-screen.

"Right. 'Cause Hawk Moth is all about minor inconveniences, not destructive chaos!" Angel sarcastically pointed out and everyone murmured in agreement.

Cat Noir: What is this mess? (Ladybug lands behind him) M'Lady! Tonight's been a total nightmare… until you showed up. (kisses the top of her hand)

Ladybug: (pulls her hand back) This is no time for lullabies. We've got to stay focussed! (something explodes in the background; Ladybug points at Sandboy) Look! His cloud is shaped like a pillow! I'll bet you anything that's where his akuma is.

Cat Noir: Awesome! Then time for a pillow fight! (Both Ladybug and Cat Noir attack Sandboy, Sandboy dodges both attacks.)

Sandboy: You won't be able to fight your worst nightmare for long. (shoots sand from his pillow, the sand explodes once it comes in contact with something solid)

Ladybug: He's moving around too much!

Cat Noir: And his evil sand is blowing everywhere.

"Didn't you two say that your nightmares are different when you're transformed?" Mylene asked and the two heroes nodded in confirmation. The audience then turned their attention back to the screen, intrigued.

Ladybug: Lucky Charm! (Ladybug is then hit by the sand; no Lucky Charm-item appears) Oh, no!

Sandboy: Who's about to get a pretty magic jewel? (Ladybug whimpers)

Cat Noir: Ladybug! (Ladybug tries to throw her yo-yo, but it has been reverted back to a normal yo-yo. She tries to jump, but can't jump higher than a normal person would be able to.)

"And that's my nightmare as Ladybug. All my powers and skills disappearing, therefore making me powerless" Marinette explained and all the others agreed that is a more reasonable nightmare.

"And what was Cat Noir's nightmare? An evil Ladybug?!" Alya asked as she giggled at the thought along with everyone else except for one obvious person who seems embarrassed.

"How did you guess?" Adrien asked Alya, blushing red in embarrassment.

"SERIOUSLY?!" The teens yelled out in disbelief.

Ladybug: What's happening? Aaah! (Ladybug almost falls off the roof, she manages to clamp onto the edge of the roof)

Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Good job, Sandboy. Without her powers, she won't be able to stop you from taking her Miraculous. Ladybug, your nightmare is my dream come true! (Sandboy tries to grab one of Ladybug's earrings; Ladybug loses grip on the roof and falls down; Cat Noir gasps and grabs her out of mid-air before she can hit the ground; Cat Noir jumps to the ground, still holding Ladybug bridal-style)

"Whew! Thanks for the save, kitty!" Marinette said to her boyfriend and kissed him on the cheek in gratitude.

Sandboy: The Sandboy just checked in! Now nightmares can begin! (sleeping sand falls around Ladybug and Cat Noir)

Cat Noir: Stay behind me, M'Lady.

Ladybug: (surprised) You still have your powers.

Cat Noir: Losing mine is not what I'm afraid of.

Ladybug: Then… what?

Nightmare Ladybug: (voice) Cat Noir!

Ladybug: Huh?

Nightmare Ladybug: Bad kitty! I'll never love you! I've always wanted to get rid of you!

Ladybug: You have weird dreams too.

Cat Noir: My bad.

Nightmare Ladybug: I am gonna destroy you. Lucky Charm! (A sword appears. Nightmare Ladybug strikes with her sword; she narrowly misses Cat Noir who quickly pulls Ladybug out of the way; her sword hits the road; Ladybug and Cat Noir land on the road, in a very similar position as the one in Stormy Weather)

"Isn't that the same Lucky Charm Chloe created when she was Antibug?" Juleka asked and after realizing it, everyone else nodded in agreement.

Cat Noir: Oops. Sorry, M'Lady. Stay behind me, I'll protect you.

Nightmare Ladybug: Stay still, you mangy cat! Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. Come on. (Sandboy moves in from the other side; Ladybug and Cat Noir are attacked from both sides; Cat Noir grabs Ladybug by her waist and plants his staff in the ground, to fly upwards and avoid the incoming attacks; Cat Noir lands on the roof, carrying Ladybug bridal-style; his ring beeps)

Cat Noir: We need to figure out a plan. Fast!

Sandboy: Stay! Still! Give me your Miraculous, Ladybug! (Cat Noir runs the other way)

Nightmare Ladybug: So, you want to play hide and seek, kitty? Come on, kitty. (jumps up)

Cat Noir: Watch out, Ladybug! (Nightmare Ladybug strikes and Cat Noir blocks the strike with his staff) Ladybug! I'm about to transform back. Any ideas?

Ladybug: Looking! (Ladybug uses her Lucky Vision to see. Cat Noir's suit, the tip of Nightmare Ladybug's sword, the edge of the nearby chimney and Sandboy light up) Quick! We've got to lure her over here. (pulls Cat Noir close to the chimney)

Cat Noir: (taunting) You don't scare me! You're just a stupid dream.

Nightmare Ladybug: You'll be kitty-kibble before you know it! (jumps up)

Ladybug: Now! (Nightmare Ladybug hits the chimney behind Ladybug and Cat Noir; the tip of the sword breaks off) Follow me!

Cat Noir: Anywhere, M'Lady. (Ladybug picks up the sword-tip)

Sandboy: Give me your Mirac— (Ladybug leaps towards him) Aaah!

Ladybug: Cat Noir, now! (Cat Noir leaps with his staff and pushes Ladybug forward; Ladybug cuts, with the sword-tip, the underside of the pillow open; sand flows out)

Sandboy: Whoa! Whoa! Aaah! (Cat Noir catches Sandboy; out of the now empty pillow, floats an akuma)

Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Nooo!

Ladybug: Miraculous Ladybug! (throws the sword-tip into the air and the Ladybugs return everything to normal; Nightmare Ladybug is struggling to get her sword out of the chimney, and then vanishes thanks to the Ladybugs)

"The Lucky Charm your nightmare clone has created worked in returning everything back to normal?!" Alya asked in shock as well as everyone else.

"I couldn't believe it either," Marinette said as she nodded in confirmation.

Nightmare Adrien: (is walking through the streets) Marinette! (He vanishes. Sandboy turns back into his civilian form)

Ladybug and Cat Noir: Pound it! (they fist-bump)

"Pound it!" The two heroes once again fist-bumped and kissed in victory.

Ladybug: (the cure washes over her as well; she grabs her yo-yo and touches it with one finger, it opens up) It works again. No more evil-doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize! (she catches the akuma) Gotcha! (she releases a purified, white, butterfly) Bye-bye, little butterfly. (to civilian-Sandboy) Wow, what was that all about, little friend?

(Sand)boy: Oh, Ladybug. I watched a movie on TV. It was kinda scary. And then I went to bed and had a really bad nightmare. I woke up and there was a black butterfly in my room a-and a weird man spoke right in my face.

Ladybug: Hawk Moth. He fed off the negative emotion from a nightmare.

Cat Noir: That's what happens when you let kids watch anything they want on TV. Oh… (his ring beeps) Can I leave you to take this young man back to his parents?

Ladybug: No problem. Right, big boy?

(Sand)boy: (hugs Ladybug) Yay! Awesome, Ladybug!

Ladybug: Cat Noir? You don't really think I'm as evil as your nightmare, do you?

Cat Noir: 'Course I don't. You're the lady of my dreams. (Ladybug smiles to the spot where Cat Noir had disappeared)

Scene: Fu's massage shop. Master Fu looks agitated.

Master Fu: Hmm.

Wayzz: It's all my fault, Master.

Marinette: No, it's mine.

Tikki: No, Marinette, it's my fault.

Plagg: Yeah. That's true. It's their faults.

"PLAGG!" Everyone in the audience scolded the kwami.

"Fine! It was my idea. Sorry," Plagg responded back to the audience.

Master Fu: Hmm.

Tikki: (to Marinette) You trusted me and I failed. I'm sorry I disappointed you.

Marinette: Aw, of course not, Tikki. I know you mean it well. I will always trust you, you know? (kisses Tikki on her cheek)

Tikki: Thank you, Marinette. (hugs Marinette's cheek)

Master Fu: Next time, come and talk to me.

Plagg: (sees Marinette's and Tikki's snuggles and groans) Hmpf…

Scene: Adrien's room. Plagg floats to Adrien.

Thank you, Adrien.

Adrien: Plagg! Something wrong?

Plagg: No… Just… Thanks for letting me do whatever I want. Almost all the time.

Adrien: I know what it's like to have your freedom restricted, Plagg. You don't need to pretend to be a sock.

Plagg: (hugs Adrien) You're the best Cat Noir I've ever had, Adrien. (lets go) But, let's not get too cheesy about it now, huh? (Adrien snickers)

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair. Gabriel is talking with Nooroo.

Gabriel: I hope you liked your friends' birthday gift, Nooroo. Now I know that they're close and that there are many of them. If I manage to find them, I'll take their Miraculous. Then I'll have unlimited powers at my disposal. If I have to fight a whole army of superheroes, I'll do it. Whatever it takes, Nooroo. And Ladybug and Cat Noir won't be able to stop me ever again. (evil laugh)

"Ugh! That evil laugh is just so creepy and cliche!" Chloe said in disgust to Adrien's father's evil laugh and everybody else grumbled in agreement. "So, what's next?"

"Now it's time for the 2-part season 2 finale! Also known as the Heroes' Day mass-akuma disaster," Angel announced which got everyone else both intrigued and nervous. "The first part is called Catalyst. You'll understand the name when we get there."

"What the heck did happen that day?!" Kim asked, confused as well as everyone else.

"Yeah. We were all re-akumatized because we saw you be akumatized and kill Cat Noir!" Alix said, pointing to Marinette.

"Well, I'm still alive. What does that tell you?" Adrien asked in a deadpan manner.

"So, that was faked?! How?!" Ivan asked, very curious as well as everyone else.

"I have a pretty good idea about what happened," Marinette calmly said, giving a death glare to Lila who smirked in response. "But, I guess I shouldn't spoil it," Marinette said after seeing a look from Angel's face.

"Good call, Marinette! Let Heroes' Day begin!" Angel said before starting the episode.